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ITESSA REGISTRATION

Institute of Topographical

and Engineering Surveyors

of South Africa

1975

DIPLOMA: SURVEYING

Technical College of the

Witwatersrand,

Johannesburg

1968

Member number: S0087

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Freelance Surveyor May 2023 – April 2024

Self Employed on various building projects

Senior Surveyor September 2022 –April 2023

5D GEO(Pty.) Ltd,Johannesburg, South Africa

Project Involvement:

• Sasol - Midlands Extension

• Sasol - Ash Dams Rehabilitation

• Various sectional title projects

• Various subdivision projects

• Various relocation projects

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Analysing and designing bridges, dual carriageways, intersections, on/off ramps, and crossroads of interchanges.

• Performing all field surveying and data collection activities.

• Managing projects to maintain and/or improve profit margins by means of cost and cash flow management.

• Ensuring accurate forecasting on projects.

• Maintaining quality standards by means of accurate work as well as resolving any disputes timeously.

• Maintaining stakeholder engagement throughout the project to ensure sufficient service delivery.

• Surveying of complete projects on the WGS27 and WGS84 systems.

• Correcting control stations for horizontal and vertical control whilst the project is under construction.

• Providing the Resident Engineer with layout drawings of as-built road elevations and road markings.

• Monitoring control stations to streamline construction processes.

• Examine setting-out on main structures.

• Designing the vertical alignment and road cross-sectional profile on the Road Marker and Model Maker software platforms.

• Ensuring that all products are managed to the highest quality and are completed efficiently, on time and within budget.

• Ensuring compliance with project service level agreements.

• Developing effective and professional relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.

• Ensuring that the cost management team is effectively led within the context of delivering a specific commission.

• Managing, directing, training and leading technicians.

• Responsible for full payment investigations.

• Ensuring the cascading of key information.

RUURD VAN DER WAL

FREELANCE SURVEYOR WITH OWN SURVEY INSTRUMENTS

(GPS,TOTAL STATION, AND COMPUTERS) COMPUTERS)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am an accomplished and dynamic senior surveyor with over 40 years of professional working experience in Engineering, Topographical, Cadastral and Construction Surveying. From determining project scope and preparing reports to providing price estimates and supervising all activities, I excel at ensuring top-quality outcomes and cost containment. Furthermore, I have successfully worked on projects in countries such as Zambia, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland.

I am well-known for my ability to meet, achieve and exceed all company, customer, and project objectives and look forward to doing the same for your business. 083-***-****

C O N T A C T

*************@*****.***

Johannesburg, Gauteng

LinkedIn Ruurd Van Der Wal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

AND REGISTRATION

SAGC(South Africa Geomatics

Council ) REG NO.S0087.

South African Council for Professional

Land Surveyor and Technical Surveyors

Member number: S0087

The South African Geomatics Institute

Member number: 1157

The Astronomical Society of South Africa

SAGI (South Africa Geomatics

Institute)REG NO 1157

E X P E R T I S E

PERSONAL

• Collaboration

• Adaptability

• Problem-Solving

• Analytical Thinking

• Handling Conflict

• Time Management

TECHNICAL

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• Adobe Photoshop

• CAD Software

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Quantity Surveying and Estimating

• Gathering Proposals, Blueprints &

Specifications

• Geometric Design

• Labour, Material, Time

Requirement, and Information

Analysis

• Assembling and Displaying

Numerical Information

• Reporting Research Results

• Requirements Identification and

Implementation

• Construction Management

• Project Management, Planning

and Execution

• Crisis and Change Management\

• Strategy Development and

Execution

• Process Improvement

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Relationship Building

• Budget Management, Planning

and Forecasting

• Cash Flow Management

• Cost Control, Reporting and

Reduction

• Contracts Management

• Procurement and Tender

Management

• Team Leadership and Support

• Training, Coaching and Mentoring

• Commercial and Compliance

Management

• Risk Identification

Senior SurveyorMay 2015 – November 2021

SMEC, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Project Involvement:

• Project BNC23: The Rehabilitation of National Route 1, Section 17.

• The Upgrading of National Route 1, Section 17 from Holfontein, (Km24) to Kroonstad

(Km44.5) - Kroonstad, Free State Province, South Africa.

• The Upgrading of National Route 1, Section 1/Section 17 from Ventersburg (Km2.1) to Holfontein Interchange (Km24) - Free State Province, South Africa. Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Analysing and designing bridges, dual carriageways, intersections, on/off ramps, and crossroads of interchanges.

• Performing all field surveying and data collection activities.

• Managing projects to maintain and/or improve profit margins by means of cost and cash flow management.

• Ensuring accurate forecasting on projects.

• Maintaining quality standards by means of accurate work as well as resolving any disputes timeously.

• Maintaining stakeholder engagement throughout the project to ensure sufficient service delivery.

• Surveying of complete projects on the WGS27 and WGS84 systems.

• Correcting control stations for horizontal and vertical control whilst the project is under construction.

• Providing the Resident Engineer with layout drawings of as-built road elevations and road markings.

• Monitoring control stations to streamline construction processes.

• Examine setting-out on main structures.

• Designing the vertical alignment and road cross-sectional profile on the Road Marker and Model Maker software platforms.

• Ensuring that all products are managed to the highest quality and are completed efficiently, on time and within budget.

• Ensuring compliance with project service level agreements.

• Developing effective and professional relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.

• Ensuring that the cost management team is effectively led within the context of delivering a specific commission.

• Managing, directing, training and leading technicians.

• Responsible for full payment investigations.

• Ensuring the cascading of key information.

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January 1996 - September 2005

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